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From: troby@diana.cair.du.edu (Thorn Roby)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: digitizing microfische - how?
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Date: 5 Jun 91 18:40:25 GMT
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XRS makes a microfilm scanner for 16mm reels but it can't handle 
fiche, and is designed for sequentially scanning an entire reel.
They can be reached at (213) 214-1900.
Vexcel in Boulder CO (sorry, don't have their number) has a very
high resolution scanner used for aerial photos which might be
adaptable to fiche. Not cheap though.
I doubt that a 400 dpi scanner would provide enough information 
to be useful. If the medium transport problems could be solved, it's
possible that a slide scanner (Nikon, Barneyscan, Microtek) might 
provide enough resolution (2000-4000 dpi). But my guess is that unless
you're going to do a lot of this your easiest route is to print the
fiche to paper and scan the paper.

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Thorn Roby                              troby@diana.cair.du.edu
CARL Systems, Inc.                               troby@carl.org   
777 Grant Street, Denver, CO  80203              (303) 861-5319